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CITY SPOTLIGHT
Denver
COMPILED BY PAT HENDERSON
“Denver is the gateway to the Rocky Mountain West, where visitors
can experience urban adventures year-round. Three hundred days of
sunshine and bright, blue skies inspire people of all ages to get out
and explore.”
— Jayne Buck, VISIT DENVER’s vice president of tourism
For more information,
contact Jenna VanOort,
tourism manager for
VISIT DENVER, at
jvanoort@visitdenver.com
or go to visitdenver.com.
Going walkabout
“Denver is a very walkable city, and the best way to see it is by foot,”
says Jayne Buck, vice president of tourism for VISIT DENVER. “Walking
tours are a great way to learn about the history, the architecture and
the people of Denver from passionate and knowledgeable guides.”
In addition to covering topics such as the city’s ubiquitous craft
beer culture, its rugged frontier history and its earliest residents,
walking tours showcase some of Denver’s colorful neighborhoods.
Aspire Tours provides a good introduction to the Colorado capi-
tal via its Denver City Overview Tour. Travelers learn the history of
Denver and its transformation from a Wild West outpost and boom
town into a modern, cultural mecca.
Denver Microbrew Tours offers guided walks in the RiNo (River
North) and LoDo (Lower Downtown) neighborhoods. During the
tours, participants visit top microbreweries, learn about beer history
and taste 10-plus local brews.
The city’s founding neighborhood is the focus of the Larimer
Square Walking Tour. Guides leading the 90-minute walk detail the
area’s storied history, which includes its beginning as a bustling city
Larimer Square
center, its skid row days and its current status as a thriving dining
and entertainment district.
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